have heard that getting the credit providers licence is not hard – costs a little bit though

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not only that but the process for building single residential homes is so much easier tahn units. i speak to many developers who feel that creating multi-unit sites is just getting too hard. Government needs to address this if we are to (a) curb urban sprawl (b) create a supply of housing to bring prices down

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you know I never hear anything about Adelaide and was wondering yesterday what was happening there? what stage of the cycle is the market at?

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my sister moved to Canberra and couldn’t speak highly enough of the place. she was looking to buy but a BIS Shrapnel forecast put her off. after having seen their complete reversal with their latest whacky forecasts I think it may have been a mistake!

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Originally posted by Marisa:
Hi John,
from what I have heard and read building approvals in Perth have decreased and it may take 12 months but there are obvious signs of a softer market, it definately is not what it was 12 months ago??? What do you think?

well we can only hope. I had drinks with a builder last night and we discussed how we…[Read more]

absolutely. will go live around 10th January. Look forward to your feedback.

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I guess I am biased – I plan to have kids. If I didn’t I may have a different opinion! I do wonder why adoption from overseas is so difficult tho – it would seem the perfect stop gap solution

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yep – we have been working hard to build stock but it is hard to keep them sub $200k. we focus on the up to $280k market and hope to launch the new website early in the new year. The Perth market is very strong and keeping a decent inventory is difficult… no signs of slowing for some time yet. Unfortunately nothing under $100k, cheapest around…[Read more]

“It was the Government’s choice to go to war”

interesting take on history! (a) the Japanese weren’t invited to bomb us (b)it dawned on us that a huge underpopulated land mass may make us a target for invasion, hence ‘populate or perish’. The lessons of history haven’t been learnt, hence we are still underpopulated with no political influence in…[Read more]

yes IMO prices will continue to rise especially in those lifestyle suburbs such as Applecross. As Steph has pointed out though, construction costs have gone through the roof and are unlikely to slow down – developing will be a very expensive exercise. You need to do your homework to see if you can produce something cheaper than the existing stock,…[Read more]

” I CHOOSE not to have kids as many other people do so it would not be fair on all of us. ”

it is your choice but it is to the detriment of the nation, hence you are penalised

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interesting – this would be a good posting under the Development forum.

I would like to congratulate Canning and Mandurah councils on fast and efficient processes.

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thanks for that info Alistair – it seems if I am ever in that situation again there may be alternatives. Still could avoid all this debate by putting it on the offer in the first place!

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and take a cruise down to Esperance – possibly the most stunning beaches in Australia

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Del I think you are about 6 months too late!

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it would certainly provide some good knowledge for you and i think it’s a great idea. I wouldn’t recommend working as a rep tho whilst trying to make money from real estate… the ethical requirements and legal red tape will prevent you from doing deals and you would be better off as an individual investor. Sales Reps are oversupplied and…[Read more]

stamp duty is a rort. there will be a change of government here in WA early in the new year primarily attributable to the labor govts greed and easy targeting of stamp duty as a revenue raiser. how hard the libs attack it remains to be seen, they have pledged reductions but IMO this not enough – these regressive taxes are stifling…[Read more]

if you add value you can give yourself a 20 – 30% buffer (or as much as you can achieve) so if things cool off you are somewhat insulated.

things do work in cycles and it pays to be counter cyclical. trying to gaze into the crystal ball and call the top of the cycle is the hard bit. Perth is still on the rise and you should be looking for…[Read more]

My experience has been the same as yours Robert – the council have insisted that the land owner sign the application… regardless of me holding an unconditional contract. One guy I know paid a seller $1000 to sign a form (I can’t recall the full story) – all this would be avoidable if you put it in as a condition of your offer

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This: “Assuming the best case scenario of both people working, none of them ever unemployed or sick, household disposable income with 2 average wage earners is $1000/week. This accords with AWE of 2, 100k, after tax take home about 60k/year.”

Doesn’t agree with this:”1. median income : median dwelling values are astronomical. Through the roof.…[Read more]